make

make ► VERB (past and past part. made) 1) form by putting parts together or combining substances. 2) cause to be or come about. 3) force to do something. 4) (make into) alter (something) so that it forms (something else). 5) constitute, amount to, or serve as. 6) estimate as or decide on. 7) gain or earn (money or profit). 8) arrive at or achieve. 9) (make it) become successful. 10) prepare to go in a particular direction or do a particular thing: he made towards the car. 11) arrange bedclothes tidily on (a bed) ready for use.

► NOUN ▪ the manufacturer or trade name of a product.

● have (got) it made — Cf. ↑have it made

● make after — Cf. ↑make after

● make away with — Cf. ↑make away with

● make do — Cf. ↑make do

● make for — Cf. ↑make for

● make it up to — Cf. ↑make it up to

● make of — Cf. ↑make of

● make off — Cf. ↑make off

● make off with — Cf. ↑make off with

● make or break — Cf. ↑make or break

● make out — Cf. ↑make out

● make over — Cf. ↑make over

● make sail — Cf. ↑make sail

● make time — Cf. ↑make time

● make up — Cf. ↑make up

● make up one's mind — Cf. ↑make up one's mind

● make way — Cf. ↑make way

● on the make — Cf. ↑on the make

ORIGIN Old English, related to MATCH(Cf. ↑match).